Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Those Little Arrows on FamilySearch Search Results - Tuesday's Tip

Am I unobservant or are those arrows at FamilySearch new? Do you know the ones I mean? After you've typed in a name and the search results appear, there are little arrows on the far right side for each name.

See, on the way far right, below where it says "Preview?" There are little downward facing arrows. If you mouse over an arrow is says, "Show Preview."

Look what happens if you click on that arrow.

All the extracted information is shown with a single click. No need to unnecessarily click back and forth between screens. By looking at the preview information I can generally tell whether I want to look at the actual image. If so, I can click on the individual's name. If I find this is not the person I'm trying to find, I can click the arrow again and hide the preview.

Yeah, I noticed them some time ago. But honestly, I often forget to use the arrow, opting instead to click back and forth as if I really expect the information to be different. Still a good tip and reminder.

About Me

Sometimes I want to jump back in time, into the lives of my ancestors. Not to stay, of course -- too many modern conveniences I'd rather not do without -- but to meet them and watch their interactions with each other. Since I can't do that, I spend time learning about them and the times in which they lived. I look forward to meeting them. I've been seriously searching for my ancestors for nearly 8 years. I plan to continue indefinitely.
If you think we might have ancestors in common or you'd like to contact me for any other reason, please email me at myancestorsandme @ gmail.com.